Gloucestershire - Paranormal Events and Places

George

Location: Stow on the Wold - White HartType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1990sFurther Comments: This pub ghost is said to manifest as a shaft of white light, although occasionally takes a human form. When the pub was redecorated in the 1990s, George was blamed for smashing light bulbs and switching on electrical items.

Pink Frog Fall

Location: Stroud - General areaType: OtherDate / Time: 1987Further Comments: Several people reported a heavy rain fall that also brought down dozens of tiny pink frogs.

Old Woman

Location: Stroud - Jarolen HouseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: This lady, dressed in a long sweeping grey dress and white apron is thought to be a nineteenth century maid who found it difficult to leave her former employer.

Outline of Coach

Location: Stroud - Rodborough Common, road running alongside and apartments built near Rodborough ManorType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1970sFurther Comments: A couple out walking watched in amazement as the ghostly outline of a horseless coach passed them. Other witnesses have seen the phantom, and others have reported headless horsemen or of hearing galloping.

Cyclist

Location: Stroud - Stroud Hill RoadType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Late 1910s - early 1920sFurther Comments: Two men on different occasions witnessed a cyclist crash into a hedge, falling over the top of it. On examination of the crash site, bike and rider could not be seen.

Steam Engine

Location: Stroud - Woodchester Mansion, near the townType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 2001Further Comments: A film crew spending a night in the building reported loud disembodied banging, which climaxed as the sounds of a stream train charged through the house. The house is also reported to be haunted by a white lady, and the park surrounding the building is home to a Roman soldier, a figure resembling a monk, two American servicemen in Second World War uniforms, a phantom coach, a headless horse and a dwarf which somersaults along the driveway.

Roe Deer Kill

Location: Stroud - Woodchester ParkType: ABCDate / Time: January 2012 (corpse found), and throughout 2012Further Comments: The corpse of a roe deer discovered by a member of the public had wounds similar to animals killed by big cats. The National Trust, who own the land, said they were carrying out tests on the body - these later came back with only deer and fox DNA detected. Video footage was also captured of the 'Stroud Valleys Wildcat' a couple of years prior to this attack, although was only analysed in 2012, with opinions differing to whether the creature was an ABC or just a large domestic cat.

Victorian Woman

Location: Sudeley - Sudeley CastleType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Varies: reputedly during August & September, but last seen May 1983Further Comments: It is always around these two months that a ghostly housemaid is seen cleaning and dusting, dressed in Victorian working garb. A visiting American Professor reported encountering her during a visit to the castle. Other reported ghosts here include a woman in a green dress and a man with a hawk perched on his arm.

Monk

Location: Tangley - Heath between Tangley Hall and Bruern AbbeyType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A four mile long underground passageway is rumoured to connect these two buildings, and a ghostly monk walks the route (over ground rather than underground).

Monks

Location: Tewkesbury - Tewkesbury AbbeyType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: Seen both inside and out, these figures drift forlornly about. Doors also open and close unaided by human hand, while the churchyard is said to be haunted by a screaming white woman.

Washing Powder

Location: Tewkesbury - Tewkesbury Museum, Barton StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: July 2007Further Comments: Staff who claimed to detect the smell of an old fashioned washing powder and felt a presence called in Three Counties Paranormal Organisation to investigate further. It was speculated that the phantom was a woman who looked after evacuees during the World War Two.

Young Woman

Location: Tewkesbury - Tewkesbury Rugby ClubType: Unknown Ghost TypeDate / Time: 2008Further Comments: A photograph taken at a wedding reception appears to show half a young woman with a long fringe near the DJ. The image could be an optical illusion created by the smoke machine and a nearby disco light.

Black Dog

Location: Tewkesbury - Tudor House HotelType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This former pet has been seen on the landing, though it is not known whether the white woman that haunts a bedroom is its mistress.

Chained Figure

Location: Tewkesbury - Ye Olde Black Bear InnType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: As well as being chained, stories also state that this tragic figure has no head. It has been speculated that he is a Lancastrian soldier who was executed nearby.

Footsteps

Location: Tewkesbury - Berkeley Arms public houseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Late twentieth centuryFurther Comments: The sounds of a person walking on the staircase are often heard, though the figure is never seen.

Boys

Location: Tewkesbury - Church StreetType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 1982Further Comments: Dressed in knickerbockers and other old fashioned clothing, these two ghostly boys move around the area on crutches. A couple out walking spotted the children, who vanished down an alleyway which ended in a high wall.

Axed Stone

Location: Tidenham - Ouduceus's Stone (no longer present)Type: LegendDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A standing stone some 1.2 metres thick was cut in two by Bishop Ouduceus welding an axe, proving his powers to a then less sceptical Gildas.

Contest

Location: Tidenham - The Broadstone, between village and WoolastastonType: Legend - Old NickDate / Time: Stone still presentFurther Comments: The Devil and the giant Jack o'Kent had a stone throwing contest - the Devil's stone landed here, while Jack's landed way over the river Severn, winning him the game.

Miss Nicholls

Location: Upton St Leonards - Unknown houseType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Pre twentieth centuryFurther Comments: After hanging herself, the ghost of Miss Nicholls returned to haunt her home. It took twelve people to lay the ghost, which was trapped under the base of a fireplace.

Once were Warriors

Location: West Tump - BarrowType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: Twentieth centuryFurther Comments: A female witness claims to have seen four men dressed in ancient clothing standing on the hill, holding Stone Age weapons.

Green Disk

Location: Whiteshill - Skies above the villageType: UFODate / Time: 04 October 2018Further Comments: Several observers watched the fluorescent green ufo as it hovered over the area. A driver on a nearby road managed to photograph the object.

Man in Red

Location: Whittington - Church of St BartholomewType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: 22 January 1985Further Comments: A man dressed in red who vanished from the church was named by some as a former landowner Sir Lawrence (or Laurence) Tanfield.

Sir Laurence Tanfield

Location: Whittington - General areaType: CurseDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: A former landowner in the area, Sir Laurence returned after dying and can be seen driving a coach pulled by four black horses. It is said that bad luck falls on any witnesses.

Girl

Location: Whittington - ManorType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: One story says that workmen refused to enter certain parts of the property after spotting a ghostly young girl sitting on a rocking chair.

Battlefield Figures

Location: Wick - Freezing HillType: Haunting ManifestationDate / Time: UnknownFurther Comments: This area is haunted by several ghosts, all wearing clothing which places them to the Civil War era (the hill was the site of a battle).